The historic ‘Nupi Lal’ (women’s war) day was observed in Tripura, Assam and Bangladesh besides in Manipur to pay rich tributes to women freedom fighters who took part in the war against colonial British actions in 1904 and 1939. The iconic day is commemorated as the 85th Nupi (women) Lal (war) Numit (day) on Thursday. Renowned Manipuri intellectual Raj Kumar Tarunjit Singh said that wherever the Manipur people reside in the country and abroad, the day is observed every year with great fervour and solemn activities.
“Various activities including paying of flower tributes and discussions were held on the occasion of ‘ in Khowai in Tripura and Cachar and Nagaon districts of Assam,” Singh told the media in Agartala. He said that they got information that the day was also observed in the Sylhet and Moulvibazar districts of Bangladesh. The Nupi Lal or Nupee Lal is an epoch-making struggle which broke out on December 12, 1939, and fought against an extremely exploitative form of socio-economic and political system perpetrated by the combined feudalistic-colonial rule in Manipur.
The day’s main function was held in the Nupee Lal Memorial complex and Ghanapriya Women’s College in Imphal. Manipur Chief Minister and Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Biswajit Singh addressed the functions and highlighted the significance of the day. In the Nupi Lal Ningshing Lamjel, a commemorative run honouring the historic Nupi Lal struggle, more than 1500 women of different ages participated in Imphal.
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